Air is Breath.  Breath is Air.  Air contains oxygen and carbon dioxide. 

Breathing properly increases the flow of Air and reduces toxins in the Physical Form. 

Air is Prana.  Prana regulates the health of the Physical Form and enables us to expand our Higher Awareness.  Prana is Energy and Energy is the expression of Divine Consciousness in the physical world.  Prana is the Life Force that makes our Healing Energy effective. Prana is the Energy that allows us to tune into the Divine.

Breathing exercises allow us to store Prana for use in our everyday lives as well as in our Healing Work.  Below are some of the attributes or aspects of Air/Breath/Prana that are stimulated by proper breathing.
ATTRIBUTES OF AIR
Air is the element of Communication.  It is the power of Perception and the medium of Mental Expansion.

Air is the element of Inspiration.  It is the Creative Force of the intellect expressed by the Mind of Humankind.

Air is the element of Focus in the midst of chaos.  It is the sharpened Awareness of clear thought, and the strength of focus and concentration.

Air is the element of Illumination.  It is the means by which we may receive and transmit messages of Enlightenment.

Air is the element of Consciousness.  It is the receptive flexibility of Awareness.

Air is the element of Imagination and Creativity.  It is the essence that allows us to explore the possibilities.

Air allows us the luxury of being able to think before we speak, before we act.

Air is the element which enables us to open or close our minds as we choose.

Air is the element of Expansion that allows us to reach into the Unknown. It allows us to connect our personal experience to the Universal and Mystical Mind.

Air is the element of  Life on all levels, Body, Mind and Spirit.
ATTRIBUTES OF AIR